On Digital Architecture in Ten Books Vol. 3: Books VII–X.

<P>Treatise on digital architecture </P> <P></P> <P>Hovestadt’s treatise strictly follows the model of the famous treatises by Vitruvius (<EM>De architectura</EM>) and Alberti (<EM>De re aedificatoria</EM>), based on the supposition that we find ourselves in a comparable situation today. Vitruvius and Alberti expressed the meaning of architecture in their eras: Roman antiquity and the Renaissance. Hovestadt has done the same for the present day, incorporating considerations of physics, mathematics, technology, literature, and philosophy. </P> <P>Books 1 to 3 deal with the role of the architect and the objectivity of architecture. </P> <P>Books 4 to 6 address the modalities of speaking about and encoding architecture: the secret, the public, and the private. </P> <P>Books 7 to 10 are dedicated to actual digital mechanisms: artificial intelligence, natural communication, gnomonics, and cultural heritage. 　 </P> <P></P> <UL> <LI>An architectural treatise for our age in 10 books </LI> <LI>Inspired by the works of Vitruvius and Alberti </LI> <LI>Published in three volumes in the <EM>Applied Virtuality</EM> series </LI></UL>